Save the Beagles: Shut Down MBR Acres

MBR Acres breeds thousands of beagle puppies each year at its site in Cambridgeshire, selling them on for painful, outdated experiments. More reliable and ethical alternatives exist, but these dogs are still being tortured in the name of science.

This is the UK’s chance to be a global leader in modern, humane testing methods that save lives without cruelty. It’s time to shut down MBR Acres for good.

MBR Acres is a house of horrors. Behind its locked gates in Huntingdon, over 2,000 beagle puppies are bred every year, only to be used, abused, and killed in the name of “science.” You can help us end this forever.

Some puppies are bled and dissected on-site, their organs harvested. Others are shipped off for toxicology testing, where they suffer unimaginable pain - poisoned, force-fed chemicals, then killed.

But this doesn’t need to happen. MBR Acres does not need to kill puppies. Scientists have already created new testing methods that can replace these beagles today!

Here are the powerful, proven alternatives to animal testing:

  • Organ-on-a-chip technology
  • AI and advanced computer modelling
  • Human cell-based testing

These methods are more accurate, more ethical, and they don’t require animal cruelty.

This needless suffering is why in 2022, Animal Rising rescued 23 puppies from MBR Acres. This year, the 20 rescuers will be taken to court, pleading not guilty to “burglary.”  This is the year animal testing will be put on trial.

There are growing calls from the public to save these beagles and all animals from outdated, torturous experiments. And that is why we are calling for the Home Office to phase out animal testing, starting by immediately closing MBR Acres and advocating for investment into modern testing methods which are ethical and more reliable.

The UK has a chance to lead the world in modern, humane science by investing in cutting-edge alternatives like AI and organ-on-a-chip technology. It's time for the government to put our scientists, our economy, and our values first. By backing innovation instead of cruelty, we can protect the animals we love and spare countless lives, human and non-human alike.

Please join us in calling for the Home Office to safely rehome the beagles and shut down MBR Acres once and for all.

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  • Jennifer Varela
    signed 2026-01-15 04:06:24 +0000
  • Emily Crank
    signed 2026-01-15 04:06:16 +0000
  • Mike Capalungan
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  • Sofya Sharapova
    signed 2026-01-15 04:05:49 +0000
  • Genevieve Chan
    signed 2026-01-15 04:05:40 +0000
  • Lorena Ybarra
    signed 2026-01-15 04:05:22 +0000
  • Monserrath Fernández
    signed 2026-01-15 04:05:09 +0000
  • Hardon Silvana Georgiana
    signed 2026-01-15 04:05:07 +0000
  • Crislady Castro
    signed 2026-01-15 04:05:01 +0000
    Espero que estén logrando que estos perros queden en libertad enserio agradezco que este tipo de compañías apoyen este tipo de cosas algún día me gustaría hacer algo tan grande como esto.


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  • Carolina Rivera
    signed 2026-01-15 04:04:58 +0000
  • Alonso Lumbreras
    signed 2026-01-15 04:04:57 +0000
  • Elenyse Ospina
    signed 2026-01-15 04:04:48 +0000
  • Majo Flores
    signed 2026-01-15 04:04:28 +0000
  • Jocelyn Dalton
    signed 2026-01-15 04:03:28 +0000
    THIS IS SICK! END THIS IMMEDIATELY!!!
  • Makaylie Linville
    signed 2026-01-15 04:03:22 +0000
  • Isaac Caputo
    signed 2026-01-15 04:03:07 +0000
  • Victoria Looy
    signed 2026-01-15 04:03:01 +0000
  • Chantal Dulk jacobs
    signed 2026-01-15 04:02:59 +0000
  • Alberto Ramírez
    signed 2026-01-15 04:02:57 +0000
    I have a beagle so thinking that she could be one of those dogs and die in such a terrible and inhuman way makes me very sad and for me I would have up to 100 and I would even pay for them to stop experimenting with animals and more so that they stop experimenting with the supposed “best human friends”
  • Gemma Fernández
    signed 2026-01-15 04:02:42 +0000
  • ayrianna field
    signed 2026-01-15 04:02:41 +0000
  • Jasmine Mabbutt
    signed 2026-01-15 04:02:24 +0000
  • Alysianna Tapia
    signed 2026-01-15 04:02:05 +0000
  • Demi Phillips
    signed 2026-01-15 04:01:27 +0000
  • Manuel Alcántara
    signed 2026-01-15 04:01:23 +0000
    Fuck off mbr, May this serve as a foundation for stricter bioethics regulations, and not just international recommendations without punishment
  • Chandana G
    signed 2026-01-15 04:01:19 +0000
    I feel bad for what nature has to go through just so humans can live a peaceful, comfortable life. It’s a matter of time, that we all human realise that nature was not given to us, we just co-exist with it!

    It’s unfair how those humans take advantage of their life for basic comfort, but when the tables are turned and one of them even bites a grown man, they are put to sleep!?!

    I’m signing the petition because those heartless, comfort-loving humans have no RIGHT! to harm those voiceless babies.

    What they are doing is wrong and we shouldnt stay quiet.
  • Skyla Dickerson
    signed 2026-01-15 04:01:14 +0000
  • Georgia Kartelias
    signed 2026-01-15 04:00:51 +0000
  • Natalia Cobas Badillo
    signed 2026-01-15 04:00:50 +0000
    I hope my small contribution can help 🙏🏼🙏🏼
  • Ruby Holderhead
    signed 2026-01-15 04:00:50 +0000
    Save the puppies!